As you progress through the lessons, the sample text goes from strings of letters to words, and then from sentences to entire paragraphs, which is where my one nitpick with this app comes in: When practicing sentences, you are forced to put two spaces after the period, which I firmly believe . If you are not used to typing two spaces, this results in undeserved errors.

If you do make an error at any point in the lesson, then you must redo the entire page again from the beginning. While this can be frustrating, particularly for those of us with clumsy fingers, it is ultimately what makes Typist such an effective learning tool. I appreciated having to redo my mistakes as it forced me to focus on my weak spots. I found myself typing better already after only completing a few of lessonsnot a small feat considering my longstanding lack of ability.